International
2025/2026
Oxford Advanced Course
In 2026 we had Dr. Tomasz Dzierżanowski who is currently an Associate Professor and the Head of the Department of Palliative Medicine at the Medical University of Warsaw. He is also Medical Director of Caritas DWP and Chair of the Hospice Board at Caritas Poland. He received his M.D. degree from the Medical University of Białystok, Poland in 1992. From 2012 to 2019, he was an Assistant Professor at the Laboratory of Palliative Medicine, the Medical University of Lodz, Poland, and since 2018 he has been working for the Medical University of Warsaw, Poland. His research interests are focused on the study of palliative care; health-related quality of life; dignity in dying; and the GI symptoms.
International delegates
In 2026, we were grateful to have delegates attend from: New Zealand, Australia, Pakistan, Malta, Denmark, Ireland, and Wales. We also have delegates purchasing our online course from Kenya, UAE and all around the country
In 2025 we had delegates arrive from: New Zealand, Australia, Denmark, Scotland, Ireland, Wales
South America
On 3rd September, Dr Mary Miller & Dr Paul Howard will beam in ‘Crossing Continents’ where they will talk about Update on Therapeutics and case reports.
Europe
Dr Mary Miller was grateful to attend the national audit in Bulgaria early this year (March 2026).
2023/24
OxCERPC and the palliative care department in Oxford welcome the influx of knowledge and skills brought by our colleagues living and working around the globe.
- OxCERPC was honoured to take part as a site joining the 2023 Cicely Saunders International annual lecture by Dr Harvey Chochinov ‘Intensive Caring: Reminding Patients They Matter’.
- OxCERPC hosted and supported the 10th Palliative Care Works annual conference on 14th ‘The Changing Landscape of Worldwide Palliative Care Education: Meeting the post-Covid and climate change challenges’.(Palliativecareworks.org: Group of experienced palliative care practitioners, managers and educators aiming to support and develop palliative care services in resource-limited settings, in collaboration with existing initiatives and organisations).
- Dr Mary Miller was an invited speaker at the Marymount International Conference: Reflections and Projections on 11th/12th ‘‘If you count something interesting, you learn something interesting’.
- OxCERPC invited international speakers:
- Dr Brian Creedon (Republic of Ireland: Outcome Measures 2023)
- Dr Joanne Droney (Republic of Ireland: Oxford Advanced Courses 2023)
- Professor Wolfgand Grisold (Germany: Psychiatry 2024)
- Professor David Kissane (Australia: Psychiatry 2024)
- Dr John Wynn (USA: Psychiatry 2024)
- OxCERPC welcomed international delegates:
- 23 from New Zealand
- 9 from Ireland
- 5 from Australia
- 5 From Denmark
- 1 from Bermuda
- 1 from France
- 1 from Spain
- 1 from USA
- Fei Yang, a medical sociology research student from China (February 2023 – January 2024). OxCERPC supported her visit and her studies.
